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Things We’re Obsessed With: Bing’s Quirky Destination Maps

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Finally, an online map that’s easy on the eyes — and we mean that on multiple levels. Bing Maps‘ “cool” feature allows users to specify both a location and a visual map style, such as “Sketchy” (think scrawled out on a bar napkin) or “Treasure” (as in pirates), and then save their creation and send it along to a friend. The funny thing? These visually simplified versions aren’t just prettier, they’re also a lot easier to understand. Click through for a sampling.

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Does Hopping in Bed with Bing Make Twitter Legit?

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For months now, it has been easy to dismiss Twitter — the massively popular micro-blogging website — as just another internet fad. From the rampant oversharing to the B-celebrity feuding, some dismissed Twitter as megalomania 140 characters at a time. But not for long.

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What’s on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds at Our Office

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Today at Flavorpill, we stumbled across the strangest food blog ever. We wondered who would want to read Fahrenheit 451 in comic book form. We were fascinated by the concept of shadow jewelry. We imagined what Twitter would look like if it only consisted of 100 people. We were afraid of Big Bad Dan Brown. We were surprised by the William Golding scandal — but from all accounts the Nobel Prize-winner wasn’t a very nice man. We wondered when the Gap became American Apparel. We debated the best albums of the decade. And finally, we Googled with Bing. It made us laugh.

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